"No matter what, I didn't want to get too close to this Mr. Ke. I looked at him and said seriously, frowning, 'Is there anything else?'
Ke Yingying wasn't annoyed at all and chuckled, 'Don't be impatient with me yet, I still want to talk to you about Zhuzi.'
'Didn't you kill him?'
'It wasn't me who killed him. I just sent back the message that he was exposed. The task was carried out by Leng Yu's subordinate.'
'Leng Yu?'
'Red Heart Q Leng Yu. He's the leader of the Tool People, and the only one I know among the twelve great Tool People. But I don't know his whereabouts.'
'Don't you not recognize all of them?'
'When we first met, I wasn't familiar with you, so I lied. I don't recognize all twelve great Tool People, but I do know the leader. I promise that from today onwards, everything I, Ke Yingying, say to you will be the truth.'
This made me chuckle, 'Let's talk about Zhuzi.'
Zhuzi was a sly one. He was the one who put Xu Xiaoting in a sack and threw her into the river back then. At that time, Zhuzi was already getting old in society and couldn't get by. He heard through the grapevine that a powerful figure needed ruthless people and used connections to become a subordinate to someone working for that powerful figure.
That time, they received orders to put Xu Xiaoting in a sack and throw her into the big river. Hearing that they were going to kill someone, Zhuzi was dazed all day. Qingzi saw this and was very puzzled. He secretly followed Zhuzi, but Qingzi didn't see Zhuzi. Before they even reached the riverbank, Zhuzi made an excuse and slipped away. As a result, Qingzi saw someone throwing something into the river. It was dark, but he could vaguely make out that the sack contained a person.
'What are you doing?'
Qingzi shouted at the top of his lungs. The murderers weren't experienced and panicked. In waist-deep water, they threw the sack far away, and it sank with a gurgle.
At that time, Qingzi didn't care about chasing them. He took off his clothes and quickly went into the water to save her. Fortunately, the water wasn't deep. Qingzi managed to rescue Xu Xiaoting, who was in the sack. After choking on water, Xu Xiaoting woke up. She knew in her heart that the powerful figure who was keeping her had acted ruthlessly. She was pale with fright, sitting by the big river, hugging her wet body, and trembling uncontrollably.
Qingzi draped his dry clothes over Xu Xiaoting. Xu Xiaoting looked up at him, her eyes vacant. Qingzi wanted to say something but didn't. He sighed, walked to a distance, and lit a cigarette. Qingzi was a good person. He was afraid the girl might take her own life and also feared that the people who had escaped earlier might return.
And so, they stayed outside for one night. Qingzi's face turned purple from the cold that day, but because of this, their rare fateful connection began.
...
Li Qing learned that Xu Xiaoting was not dead and guessed that after being so frightened, Xu Xiaoting would no longer dare to use those ineffective pieces of evidence to accuse him of corruption and bribery. The matter was dropped. After experiencing a near-death experience, Xu Xiaoting's materialistic nature completely disappeared. She often invited Qingzi to dinner. She was no longer afraid of Qingzi's fierce tattoos. On the contrary, after spending a long time together, Xu Xiaoting found Qingzi simple, honest, cute, kind, and someone worth entrusting her life to.
Under the passage of time, Qingzi and Xu Xiaoting developed a love for each other and quietly entered the hall of marriage. However, Zhuzi couldn't stand to see this. He gradually gained favor with Li Qing and became the vanguard of the demolition force, while Qingzi gradually withdrew from the martial world, working odd jobs everywhere, and even wanting to open his own pie shop.
Zhuzi felt that Qingzi wasn't living as well as he was, and his heart was filled with jealousy. When Qingzi announced his departure from the so-called 'martial world,' Zhuzi couldn't hold back any longer. He planned to frame Qingzi.
So, Zhuzi found a woman who usually just muddled through life and told Qingzi that she was his girlfriend. He also told Qingzi that he also wanted to reform like Qingzi, to be a normal person, start a family, and build a career.
After all, Qingzi didn't have many friends. Zhuzi's words made the two people who were drifting apart reconcile. It was at this time that Zhuzi told Qingzi that he had found the culprit who had sunk Xu Xiaoting into the big river.
Upon hearing this news, Qingzi became somewhat restless. He knew that his wife was still somewhat afraid. He wanted to talk to this person, or perhaps use the old method of intimidation to make him apologize to Xu Xiaoting, which might alleviate Xu Xiaoting's fear.
However, Qingzi was too naive. Xu Xiaoting's fear wasn't of these thugs; she was afraid of Li Qing. But Qingzi didn't know, nor did he suspect that Zhuzi would harm him.
That day, the two of them cornered the person who had thrown Xu Xiaoting into the river back then in a secluded spot. Zhuzi didn't say a word and instead slashed the other person, nearly killing him. After his scheme succeeded, Zhuzi, knowing Qingzi's kindness, knelt on the ground and begged Qingzi for help, saying that he had just found his beloved and hadn't gotten married yet, and then he mentioned his parents.
Qingzi believed that Zhuzi had acted ruthlessly to help him. Gritting his teeth, he took the blame for Zhuzi.
...
After listening to Ke Yingying recount the whole story of how Zhuzi framed Qingzi back then, I didn't feel too much emotion. Apart from the details, I had actually guessed most of it.
'Why do you say that?'
'This woman is rebellious and self-admiring. After Teacher Li Jiu passed away, she disregarded everyone. If the enemy wants to use her, they have to deal with her first. According to the Musketeer's game theory, a coalition of the weak is the path to victory.'
'You said the same thing to Lin Han.'
Ke Yingying chuckled, 'You've discovered it. When are you going to Guangzhou?'
'Now.'"